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this_o water_n be_v of_o a_o satisfy_v nature_n the_o soul_n like_o noah_n dove_n may_v fly_v up_o and_o down_o but_o can_v find_v no_o rest_n for_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n till_o she_o come_v to_o this_o ark._n it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o raven_n which_o go_v out_o of_o noah_n ark_n return_v no_o more_o she_o say_v a_o sound_a pen_n find_v carâ—on_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n shepherd_n mr._n shepherd_n 14._o domine_fw-la fecisti_fw-la noâ—_n prâ—_n te_fw-la irrequietum_fw-la est_fw-la cornostrum_fw-la dâ—nec_fw-la acquâ—escat_fw-la in_o â—e_n 4_o joh._n 14._o worldling_n as_o have_v be_v former_o hint_v can_v feed_v on_o the_o cariâ—â—_n which_o they_o find_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o water_n but_o sainâ—â—_n be_v not_o satisfy_v without_o this_o water_n whereof_o when_o they_o drink_v they_o thirst_v no_o more_o 6._o this_o water_n be_v of_o a_o fructify_a nature_n 1._o it_o make_v the_o soult_n bring_v forth_o the_o first_o fruit_n our_o heart_n be_v like_o 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only_o by_o outward_a adhaesion_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n there_o be_v nothing_o barren_a in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n 2._o this_o water_n make_v the_o â—oul_n still_o to_o bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n 15.2_o joh._n 15.2_o this_o water_n cause_v the_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n to_o be_v clag_v and_o lade_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o holiness_n this_o water_n like_o other_o water_n be_v still_o return_v towards_o the_o sea_n some_o say_v that_o spark_n of_o fire_n do_v therefore_o ascend_v because_o they_o tend_v towards_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n like_o the_o spark_n fly_v upward_o 12._o ps_n 92.11_o 12._o glory_n be_v grace_n centre_n spiritual_a man_n when_o old_a as_o well_o as_o natural_a man_n when_o young_a be_v still_o grow_v high_a this_o water_n be_v water_n spring_v up_o to_o everlasting_a life_n 7._o this_o water_n be_v homogeneal_a the_o least_o drop_n of_o this_o water_n be_v water_n intelligitur_fw-la vid._n isa_n 42.3_o it_o be_v a_o 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more_o than_o many_o million_o into_o the_o stock_n of_o our_o eternal_a good_a nothing_o of_o man_n can_v be_v add_v to_o god_n though_o much_o of_o god_n be_v evidence_v to_o man._n ans_fw-fr 2._o nobis_fw-la rom._n 8.26_o bona_fw-la opera_fw-la fiunt_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la god_n not_o man_n be_v principal_o assistant_n in_o this_o labour_n god_n spirit_n take_v by_o the_o heavy_a end_n and_o his_o little_a singer_n do_v more_o than_o our_o whole_a hand_n in_o help_v our_o infirmity_n he_o who_o require_v that_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o water_n give_v we_o foot_n wherewith_o to_o come_v 26.12_o isa_n 26.12_o thus_o he_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o duty_n in_o we_o as_o well_o as_o mercy_n for_o we_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o we_o as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o we_o the_o next_o use_n may_v therefore_o be_v a_o word_n of_o direction_n use_v 6_o direction_n by_o way_n of_o direction_n to_o 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